Group+Goal


 * Task Instructions:** Please take some time to discuss as a group, 1 or 2 professional goals that your Professional Learning Community hopes to achieve from now through the end of the 2010-2011 school year. The goals should be related to the overall vision and goal statements of the One-to-One initiative listed above.

Here are some questions to consider that might help frame your discussion on a group goal:


 * What is an area that we would like to focus on in regard to student achievement (technology integration, alternative assessments, project-based learning, differentiated lessons, etc.)?
 * Brainstorming List of Suggested Goals
 * Cross-Discipline Transfer +
 * Enhancing Creative Expression ++
 * Improve Retention
 * Meaning of "Academic", Differentiation ++
 * Better Reading and Writing


 * What can we accomplish as a group more easily than any one of us could do working in isolation?
 * What can we achieve through regularly scheduled collaboration?
 * Do we have a collective “need” that can be satisfied through a group goal?

Goal 1: To create a resource of creative applications that enhance educational goals.

 * Tools for creativity (Some of us are familiar with specific tools and strategies that facilitate creative expression. These tools can be shared with or without a specific lesson attached.)
 * Project examples (Some of us currently use activities that foster creative expression. These activities can possibly serve as models or sources of inspiration for other PLC members.)
 * Suggested differentiation, adaptation (Each submission should include suggestions for adapting the application to different subjects, levels, etc. and consider opportunities to differentiate the assignment for different learners.)

Goal 2: To develop strategies and resources to effectively differentiate lessons for different types of learners.

 * Case Studies (What would you do in this situation?)
 * Best Practices (Here's something that really worked for me.)

Are your goals
 * Specific?
 * Measurable?
 * Attainable?
 * Realistic?
 * Timely?